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“I Stand In Doubt of You” “…for I stand in doubt of you.” —Galatians 4:20 Paul established the church in Galatia. But, now just a short time later, the church at Galatia was wavering and being lead astray in to legalism. Therefore, Paul wrote to them, “I stand in doubt of you.” He doubted how …
Zealously Affected They zealously affect you, but not well… But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing. —Galatians 4:17-18 In our text, Paul is admonishing the Galatians about the effect the legalistic Judaizers were having on them. It was not good. There is nothing wrong with being zealous as long …
[These are from some notes I took at a meeting of the Fellowship of Northwest Independent Baptist Pastors in June, 1994. Dr. Jim Vineyard was the speaker. I recently found them in the flyleaf of one of my old Bibles.] 10 Ways to Help Your Pastor, Your Church, and Yourself When you help your pastor, …
Which Kingdom? “…the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” — Matthew 11:12 “…flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.” —1 Corinthians 15:50 These two texts mention two kingdoms. They are NOT the same. The primary message of John the Baptist, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the twelve …
In a changing world, we need an anchor to hold us fast so we will not be tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine and passing fad. Thank God we have that anchor (Heb. 6:18-19—“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie… Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast”
Bloom Where You’re Planted “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns…” —Song of Solomon 2:1-2 The lily is one of the prettiest flowers God created since Solomon had lilies engraved on many parts of the Temple in Jerusalem. There are some important lessons we can …